Daily Archives: March 15, 2018

Voting continues for Best Hospitals rankings

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MyVUMC PhotoVoting for specialties ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, March 22.

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Vanderbilt University expand partnership to develop novel treatment approaches for cancer

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Vanderbilt University have announced the expansion of their successful existing collaboration to develop novel anti-cancer compounds. Continue reading →

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Friends and Fashion luncheon benefits Children’s Hospital, April 9

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Childhood tragedies forged a compassionate heart in Credo Award winner Rhonda Ashley-Dixon

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MyVUMC Photo“VUMC Voice”: From an early age, Rhonda Ashley-Dixon, director of Outreach & Business Development for Vanderbilt Behavioral Health (VBH), learned that compassion is a precious gift in times of suffering, so she’s made it her life’s mission to share that gift with others.

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Respirator fit testing available today and tomorrow

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Shade Tree Clinic adapts to changing healthcare landscape

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The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student-run Shade Tree Clinic was founded in 2004 as a means to provide primary care to Nashville’s uninsured population and to allow medical and nursing students to receive valuable hands-on training while … Continue reading →

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Four-day Nursing Aprilfest to begin April 30

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New imaging approach offers unprecedented views of staph infection

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Antibiotic-resistant forms of staph are a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections, infectious heart disease and pus-forming skin and soft-tissue infections. The unique imaging resources available at Vanderbilt made the unprecedented 3-D imaging p… Continue reading →

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